# Irumudi and Toxic clash over screens in Nizam as Toxic releases Aug 26

2026-08-24T00:22:12+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

Ravi Teja's Irumudi and Yash's Toxic are heading for a major screen allocation battle in the Nizam region as Toxic releases on Wednesday, August 26. Irumudi has seen extraordinary demand, with audiences returning for the Mallepoola Pallaki song and theatrical experience, but Toxic is expected to take over many screens in Hyderabad and Nizam from Wednesday. Social media is seeing a major uproar over the reduced shows for Irumudi. Telugu360.com reports that producer Dil Raju bought Toxic's Telugu theatrical rights at over Rs 100 crore, so the film needs to gross over Rs 200 crore in Telugu states to break even. Toxic is carried by terrific buzz and a long weekend advantage. Tracktollywood.com notes that the clash reminds industry watchers of old clashes between Mythri Movie Makers and Dil Raju. If Toxic gets positive word of mouth, it could dominate, if it fails, exhibitors may quickly return screens to Irumudi by the weekend.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

m9.news leads with drama, ‘tsunami’, ‘war’, ‘unusual problem’, framing the clash as a spectacle of shortages and backroom deals between Mythri and SVC-Asian. Telugu360.com is straight trade reporting, stating the Rs 200 crore breakeven target for Toxic in Telugu states and Dil Raju’s confidence, with no battle narrative. Tracktollywood.com mediates: it reports the screen-allocation controversy in Nizam and social media uproar, but notes the long-weekend advantage for Toxic without hype. The measured middle-ground: Irumudi has momentum and word-of-mouth, Toxic has scale and a Wednesday release, screen availability will determine the winner, not social media noise. Watch the actual weekend box office figures from August 29 onwards.

## Coverage

Coverage: 3 sources, 2 neutral, 1 sensationalist
- m9.news (sensationalist) <https://www.m9.news/movienews/irumudi-vs-toxic-ravi-tejas-box-office-faces-yash-heat/>
  Leads with drama and shortage narrative, frames as a war of distribution chains
- telugu360.com (neutral report) <https://www.telugu360.com/toxic-telugu-target-rs-200-cr/>
  Straight trade-reporting on breakeven target and Dil Raju's confidence
- tracktollywood.com (neutral report) <https://tracktollywood.com/irumudi-toxic-nizam-screen-count-battle/>
  Reports screen allocation controversy and social media uproar without hype

This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-24T10:38:09+00:00.

Tags: Irumudi, Mythri Movie Makers, Nizam, Ravi Teja, Toxic, Yash
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